ASHTON, W.Va. — A man died after his car plunged into a roadside pond in Mason County Friday morning.
According to state police, at about 11:20 a.m. Friday, Scott Burdette, 49, of Walker, was driving on state Route 2 between Ashton and Glenwood when his car left the highway near the River’s Edge Campgrond, struck a large rock, and then went airborne landing in the pond where it was submerged.
There were attempts to save Burdette by state troopers and a Cabell County dive team but he did not survive the crash. A small dog in the car also died.
State troopers are investigating what may have caused the wreck.